Lentulus Spinther

Also known as: Lentulus Spinthur · Family: Pompeian · Role: commander · First appears: The Civil War, Book I, 14–20

In Book I of the Civil War, Vibullius Rufus took Lentulus Spinther’s soldiers at Picenum and dismissed him. About the fourth watch, Caesar granted him an interview and spared his life; Lentulus pleaded for mercy and recalled their former friendship and Caesar’s past assistance. Caesar allowed him to return to town, “Leave being granted him, he departed.”

In Book III, Lentulus Spinther quarrelled with Lucius Domitius and Scipio over Caesar’s priesthood, and the three openly traded abuse.

Relationship record

Life events

• Vibullius took Lentulus Spinther’s soldiers and dismissed him.(The Civil War, Book I, 14–20 · 📍 Picenum)
  • With: Vibullius Rufus
  • “Vibullius, being informed by him of the transactions in Picenum, takes his soldiers from him and dismisses him.”
• Caesar granted Lentulus Spinther an interview and spared his life.(The Civil War, Book I, 21–26)
  • With: Caesar
  • “He pleaded with Caesar for his life, and entreated him to spare him”
• Caesar permitted Lentulus Spinther to return to town, encouraging others to hope for safety.(The Civil War, Book I, 21–26)
  • With: Caesar
  • “Leave being granted him, he departed.”

The Civil War, Book I, 14–20

• enemies with Caesar (Lentulus Spinther opposed Caesar's advance.) “Lentulus Spinther occupied that town with ten cohorts; but, on being informed of Caesar's approach, he fled from the town, and, in attempting to bring off his cohorts with him, was deserted by a great part of his men.”
• enemies with Vibullius Rufus (Vibullius took Lentulus Spinther's soldiers and dismissed him.) “Vibullius, being informed by him of the transactions in Picenum, takes his soldiers from him and dismisses him.”

The Civil War, Book I, 21–26

• patron: Caesar “He pleaded with Caesar for his life, and entreated him to spare him, and reminded him of their former friendship; and acknowledged that Caesar's favours to him were very great; in that through his interest he had been admitted into the college of priests; in that after his praetorship he had been appointed to the government of Spain; in that he had been assisted by him in his suit for the consulate.”
• friends with Caesar “He pleaded with Caesar for his life, and entreated him to spare him, and reminded him of their former friendship; and acknowledged that Caesar's favours to him were very great; in that through his interest he had been admitted into the college of priests; in that after his praetorship he had been appointed to the government of Spain; in that he had been assisted by him in his suit for the consulate.”

The Civil War, Book III, 80–85

• rivals with Lucius Domitius “Already Domitius, Scipio, and Lentulus Spinthur, in their daily quarrels about Caesar's priesthood, openly abused each other in the most scurrilous language.”
• rivals with Scipio “Already Domitius, Scipio, and Lentulus Spinthur, in their daily quarrels about Caesar's priesthood, openly abused each other in the most scurrilous language.”

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Extracted from the original text of Caesar's Commentaries — The Gallic War and The Civil War. Made with Rho MD.